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The marvelous power of doubled passed pawns

When you look at the following position and compare it with the title of this article you might ask yourself; "Where are the doubled passed pawns? I only see doubled pawns! Where is the power of them?"

 

 

 

Here comes the answer:

 

1) Creating doubled passed pawns

 

 

 

 

2. The counter

white is in trouble and cannot get out of it by "normal" means! But he found a surprising counter:

4. Rxb6

 

 

 

Is all over now for black? After  4. ... axb6 white would simply play 5. Nd3 and 6. Nc1 and the passed pawns would be under control:

 

3. The marvelous power of the (doubled) passed pawns


 Please enjoy what a phantastic solution the black player found:

 

 

 

 

  This is marvelous, isn`t it? :-)

Comments


  • 21 months ago

    echecs06

    WOW! Speechless!Wink

  • 21 months ago

    Aidyl

    great article !

  • 21 months ago

    Mangusman

    Very good

  • 21 months ago

    Lawdoginator

    Wow!

  • 21 months ago

    millvillage

    Very nice. Thanks all.

  • 21 months ago

    Cat-Lover

    I saw this endgame 20 years ago but everytime I look at it  the only worde to say is fantastic!

  • 21 months ago

    SimonSeirup

    Wow, thats amazing!

    Thanks alot! 

  • 21 months ago

    rubenshein

    These are matters of principles. Knight easily prey on that c-pawn. But if it does, then b-pawn. Ergo, it is b-pawn which is it. C-pawn IS possible to stop. But not b-pawn.

  • 21 months ago

    mauerblume

    i didn`t copy anything except the moves

  • 21 months ago

    Davidchesswu

    you just copied roman dzindzichashvili's Beauty and entertainment 2 game.

  • 21 months ago

    Marshal_Dillon

    rubenshein,

     

    How is it the b pawn is the unstoppable one? No matter what white does next the c pawn advances and there's no way to get the knight or king in position to stop it from queening. White isn't going to just throw his knight away exchanging it for the lead pawn.

  • 21 months ago

    tlead

    Fantastic!

  • 21 months ago

    RickeyHicks

    my coach had always used to say "never stack your pawns."  It was because this technique was WAY too advanced for our level of play at the time that we couldn't pull it off!  This is great.

  • 21 months ago

    rubenshein

    :)))

  • 21 months ago

    mauerblume

    You mean cause of Nxc3 bxc3? Well, if you want to see it this way :-)

  • 21 months ago

    rubenshein

    Though it must be said that it is actually the b-pawn that is unstoppable --- not the c-pawn. ;)

  • 21 months ago

    mauerblume

    Thanks for sharing this with us. It inspired me!Smile

  • 21 months ago

    mauerblume

    Wow, what a coincidence!

    Thanks for posting both games in their original version.

    I have taken my "version" from a book written by Awerbach, Kotow, and Judowitch. So maybe they have tried to "put a little bit make-up" on it :-)

  • 21 months ago

    mauerblume

    Indeed! 2. a4! would have been the best defense (rybka)

    Good, that Ortueta hadn`t any engine help! It would have been a great loss for us and all following generations Smile

     

  • 21 months ago

    mauerblume

    Indeed, thanks!

    Rybka shows this variation with 3. Nc3:

     

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